The Victory Primary School

The Victory Primary School is a highly inclusive and nurturing primary academy within the United Learning Trust. Pupils feel safe, listened to and well supported, and behaviour is strong: disruption is rare and pupils show tolerance and respect. Personal development and early years provision are particular strengths, with exceptional pastoral and nurture support, rich experiences, and expert support for children with significant communication, language and early writing needs. Achievement is improving, including for disadvantaged pupils, and safeguarding is effective. The curriculum is well sequenced and meets pupils’ needs, staff subject knowledge is strong, and pupils with SEND are identified and supported effectively. Phonics and early reading are a clear strength, and pupils’ gaps in knowledge are closing rapidly. Leadership is ambitious, staff workload and well-being are prioritised, and trust and local governance are strong. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has a specially resourced provision for pupils with speech and language as their primary need. The main area for improvement is writing. The school’s work to develop pupils’ writing is not yet fully embedded, and not enough pupils produce writing of a high standard. Attendance and punctuality are also not as high as the school would wish, although strong systems are in place and attendance is improving.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive and nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and listened to
• Strong behaviour and attitudes, with rare disruption and respectful pupils
• Exceptional personal development and pastoral support
• Outstanding early years provision with expert support for communication, language and early writing
• Well-sequenced curriculum that meets pupils’ needs
• Strong staff subject knowledge and effective use of discussion to deepen thinking
• Effective SEND identification and adaptation, helping pupils achieve well
• Phonics and early reading are a clear strength
• Pupils’ gaps in knowledge are closing rapidly
• Ambitious leadership that prioritises staff workload and well-being
• Strong trust and local governance partnership
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Writing is not fully embedded across the school
• Not enough pupils produce writing of a high standard
• Attendance and punctuality are not as high as the school would wish, though improving

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Victory Primary School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.6% of pupils at The Victory Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Victory Primary School had 28.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 42.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.0% of pupils at The Victory Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Victory Primary School received £8,516 and spent £8,824 for each of its 373 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £333,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Portsmouth · Portsmouth local authority: places and applications

The Victory Primary School is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Castle View Academy Portsmouth
• Beacon View Primary Academy Portsmouth
• Regents Park Community College Southampton
• Southway Primary School Bognor Regis
• The Regis School West Sussex
• Midhurst Rother College Midhurst
• Avonbourne Boys' Academy Bournemouth
• Avonbourne Girls Academy Bournemouth
• Avonwood Primary School Bournemouth
• Glenmoor Academy Bournemouth

What is The Victory Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Victory Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was The Victory Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Victory Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does The Victory Primary School have?

The Victory Primary School has 365 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Victory Primary School cover?

The Victory Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Victory Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Victory Primary School?

The Victory Primary School is at Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 4QP.